Men v. Women: Coupon Clipping

One disadvantage of moving to Champaign is not being able to get the Chicago Tribune home delivery. The first few weeks we lived here I was a little "lost," as far as not knowing where to shop, where to get good deals and how to get coupons.

Basically, I probably spent more money on groceries in the last three months than I had in the previous six before that. Simply due to lack of planning and it didn't even feel like we had more food!

Well, the Coordinated Science Laboratory on U of I's campus came to the rescue and addressed my coupon problem. Each week, the facilities manager receives the Sunday Tribune, goes through the coupons for he and his wife and then brings them up to me! So thankful for him and coupon sharing. :-)

Over the last few weeks I've received a pile of coupons that look like this:

I thought it's an interesting comparison to see how men sort, clip and organize coupons: see above.

And how women "typically" sort, clip and organize coupons: